in america this morning. stay with us for "gma" and have a wonderful presidents' day. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. ,> straight ahead, a tragic end music's trouble stars. mccready committed -- ine in this and place place where her boyfriend killed himself two weeks ago. monday, february 18. i am scott thuman. >> i am cynne simpson. let's get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. it is cold, with temperatures the '20s, wind chill factors in the teens. this is the coldest morning in a while. it's 20 at dulles, 23 of reagan

national, 21 in manassas, 21 at frederick and 20 in martinsburg, 21 in winchester. it feels like even single-digit a few spots when you factor in the wind. it feels like 7 in hagerstown. and hagerstown at reagan national. your express forecast, it will .eel cold lots of sunshine with temperatures rising to about 35 noon and 41 by 5:00. high temperature of 42. a wintry mix by this time tomorrow morning. first, less a check on traffic jimmy sullivan. lane closed in both directions. they're working on a building fire. you can see the activity. yourself an extra few

minutes in this area. you will be able to get around. avenue is closed. no problems in rockville. moving very well. 270 at falls road, no problem. the same thing at middlebrook road. and the beltway, no delays and new hampshire. back to you. >> thank you. some sad news about a country hit the top of charts before personal problems sidetracked her career. old mindy mccready shot and killed herself. her two sons were in foster care .nd the time >> authorities discovered the of the 37-year-old country theer on her front porch, sample is your friend david month in anlast apparent suicide. it appears she died of a self- wound.ed gunshot >> ♪ heaven help me to be

♪rong >> in recent years she received attention for her troubled personal life than her singing. >> when there would be some kind painful thing readily to me it to go and drink. she struggled with substance abuse and even appeared on a show.y tv she fought a long and bitter battle with her and her own mother over custody of her son. in 2007, her mother was legal guardian after singer was arrested for on probation for drug charges pick. abducted her son and refused return him despite a court order. >> the issue was whether this was really an abduction? mindy mccready said the

been accusedd care, butther's grees. ily >> lies. >> now looks like she has ended her own life. news. bradley, abc >> monday morning, some interesting news. big development from venezuela. regarding president hugo chavez. jummy olabanji has the latest. >> just posting three messages his official twitter page, all three in spanish. basically, when he is saying is thanks fidel castro of cuba him there for cancer treatments. inthanks all the people venezuela for thinking of him. cuba receiving a very serious

form of cancer. released what sort of cancer. is said to have had some tumors removed. hugo chavez announcing any is cuba and is back in his where he wasela, reelected in october but has not been seen since then. back to you. >> thank you. d.c. police are searching for a driver who killed a pedestrian. this happened saturday night in northeast near the metro station. was-year-old darnell ross street and when he was hit. family members are pleading for . >> river to come forward for someone to keep going and was all to see if he anything, that is dehumanizing. the striking vehicle was as a whiteescribed buick. is a graduate of wise high school.

he was planning to go to college. of thestudents university maryland's eastern stabbed durings homecoming week. iswin st. clair the victim. was the result of a fight between two groups of people. >> it makes me wonder if this could as happened to me or could friends. >> of my it is such a campus that everyone is pretty close. you have to wonder if these people are going purdue. >> police say the attack was not random and may have been the result of an ongoing dispute. police are looking for three suspects.ed >> investigators and family four-year-old girl injured in a believe itouse fire

set.ntentionally broke out early sunday morning. the girl was one of several people rescued and taken to the hospital. friends and neighbors say they through.will pull >> she's very smart, always energetic. to see her when i come .ver this is like family for me. after everyone got out, the corner, jerome lewis, threatened injured girl's mother if and then attacked her. he was arrested and charged with assault and making threats. trying toors are figure out what sparked the .ire >> there was a town house fire thaty night in lanham .tarted in the back of the home no injuries reported. >> 4:37, 22 degrees. >> new details on a story making national headlines.

passenger accused of slapping a flight.on a >> i could not believe he would say something like that to a baby or about a baby panda then him. >> what

>> welcome back on this monday morning. a freezing monday morning. it's cold out there.

wind.the even a little gusty really makes a difference. >> it does. more about the wind chill factor than the actual temperatures. show you the wind chill index. it feels like 17 at reagan manassas, itin gaithersburg,n seven in hagerstown. temperatures are colder this compared with yesterday morning. about 5 degrees or so. that's a little bit of a difference. we had snow showers yesterday .fternoon and has all moved out. even with ample sunshine today, degrees at 9:00, 35 noon, 41 at 5:00. high-temperature about 42 today. we will see wintry mix in the forecast.

know in a few minutes. traffic would jimmy sullivan. -- jamie. >> 295 southbound is closed accident near malcolm x. between 109 and clarksburg, the right lane is blocked. cedar avenue,e at is closed. report as far as avenue andonnecticut american legion bridge, all quiet. virginia, 95 looks good. no hov restrictions. 95, 395, 66 all quiet. back to you. >> thank you. 22 degrees on this monday morning. uppe for thoseds

for those who have to take metro today. >> and where this big name

>> olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has canceled all track races as he fights that he murdered his girlfriend. in the southld african jail after he shot and

killed reeva steenkamp and his home on valentine's day. is scheduled to return to court for a bail hearing tomorrow. his agent says endorsement deals nike and others have not far.affected so a man charged with scrapping a flight is out of a job. it's not clear if joe hundley or was fired. now we're hearing from the mother of the adopted toddler was holding the child with the incident took place. more. >> twinkle twinkle. smart and smiley 19-year-old. is what happened on a flight and has his parents doing anything but smiling. >> he hit a child and he said .hat he said that is disgusting >> . jessica and her son were flying to atlanta and sat next to this old joe hundley of

idaho. >> he was being rude and belligerent and i felt very uncomfortable. said that he reached of and continued drinking on board. past the plane descended, jonah fuzzy. >> i was having trouble him and that's when made the comments to me. >> this is when he allegedly told jessica told her to "shut that (n-word) baby up." it did not end there. used a racial slur a second slapped then allegedly hitting him in the eye. i cannot believe he would say about a babye that , i felt to hit him i was in another world. i was shaking. >> she said other passengers to her aid and the two were given a new seat. his parents called the man's hang in a sand table and -- callt something done

actions heinous. >> we hope that he will be punished. >> this is an experienced the will think about the next .ime they fly >> very dramatic. -- traumatic. party has been charged with assault, carrying a of a year inty jail. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. >> an alert for people in prince county. they might hear some booming as crews blast through 18 speed of rock to build a park in the area the glenkirk road and .he road extension there will be 5 zara phillips, a trails.nd, and hiking >> for people planning on using today, trains will be running on a saturday schedule between 5:00 a.m. and midnight. >> to getd make it tough

around. not runine trains will between stadium-armory and cheverly. ed line trains will not -- not run between armory and cafaro town center. trains will single rhode island and takoma. have everything in need to web site, wjla.com. >> today is your last day to of maryland's tax-free holiday for energy star products. not have to pay 6% sales tax on certain including washers, dryers, refrigerators, and light bulbs. >> today's president's day. there will be several events in area today honoring the have led our country. >> at mount vernon there will be of wreath laying ceremony, a military demonstration, and a musical salute to the nation's first president. will be able to see s personal copy of the constitution and admission is free today. >> alexandria will celebrate by

annual george washington birthday parade. participants, equestrian units, and you groups expected to take place in parade through old kicking off at 1:00 p.m. south fairfax st. and gibbon. >> ready, set, go. >> george washington's bert the 10k run in alexandria. this is the 35th year for the race. will benefit the uth camp.a police yo9ut >> we will tell you how one person is celebrating president's day. first, they had a chance to relax and all-star weekend in houston. >> the west topped the east, durant.o kevin

>> the block. >> kevin durant had 30 points paul had 20 points and 15 assists. .west defeated the east carmelo anthony led the east with his 26 points. >> president obama play golf on sunday with tiger woods. >> you are looking at some file video from obama's previous golf outing, because the white house predicted media coverage of this year's game. the white house says the president and tiger woods played anthe authority and, exclusiv -- played at the floridian, an exclusive club. >> danica patrick has become the woman to secure top spot nascar.

biggest by far her achievement of her racing .areer womanpower. we have to look at these temperatures with jacqui jeras. it.is on top of >> yes. 23 degrees this morning. is a chilly start. too cold to be cute. bundle up. the wind chill is 17 at reagan reagan national8 in gaithersburg, 13 in winchester, 11 in manassas. cold.ery of the coldest air we have had in weeks. arehe heat hast escaped -- skies are clear, so that has heat. to heat

here's our next whether maker. high-pressure in control today. clear. keeping us the clouds will move in by late tonight. a little questionable, the timing. will start as a mix and change over to especially west of interstate 99 -- change over to snow especially west of interstate 95. taking a look at the seven-day mix to startintry tuesday with light rain tuesday afternoon. colder for the middle the week. gradually warming. we have a chill over all. >> traffic is a little rough. expect to have this going on. 295 out of the city, and now looks good. outbound is closed due to an accident. blocked between malcolm x and

nrl. in gaithersburg, 355, a building down in both directions at cedar ave. a little activity in germantown. police activity just past 109. back to you. >> thank you. 22 degrees, for clocked 54. rough week 10-4 rihanna. the

had a night out in london that ended up with an injury. was partying at a when someoneday bottle in her direction with the choice words about her boyfriend singer chris brown. the bottle did not hit rihanna, ut she fell against the grate her window and cut knee. and her fashion debut did not go over well either in london. it was called a horror show. >> not a good weekend. >> it's 22 degrees outside. current andad, former nba players in wacky fashions